How Lucky am I..!!

This is not a question but an expression which has been waggling on my mind for the last few days and this feeling effuses in to a blog post when a day tag lines as a CHILDRENS DAY. Yes, I mean it and I’m sure that you guys won’t deny after reading this…

Last week, our company had performed an event called the FAMILY DAY, an event that dazzles with the talents of the employees, gusts out with many entertaining acts and a casual get together of all the families. It’s an evening of bliss and an event well spent at Ness. This time, there was an opportunity for us from the CSR club to perform on stage and the guys came up with a fantastical idea of portraying a message oriented concept as a stage play. This is something I want to pull for various non-disclosing reasons but I was very confident to make this happen. I usually undergo mental preparation to foresee all the problems that might hinder this act and have backup plans handy to execute. There have been stressful pre-event preparations in making this work as our stage play is made in English and our adopted kids are from a Telugu medium school. Managing the act was stupendously difficult as a lot of responsibility rested on my shoulders. Ideally it’s a great learning for me to take important decisions, layout a proper plan and make people believe that the idea behind this act is properly justified as a proper CSR act to the Management. But this journey has been an eye opener to me. I’ve seen children who are having just one dress, who are astoundingly talented yet had to compromise on food habits and the most shameful fact is that these little angels have no foot wear and travel bare foot every where they travel. A bitter reality shocked me to the core, made me obnoxious that these people deserve a better life. It saddens me when I see a group high earning individuals, sharing the same space with these worthy little darlings. It may be quite weird for you to accept the word “DARLINGS” but there are actually moments where in a child comes to me and tell me that I’m blessed because I’m a left hand writer and there is a moment when I appreciate these little tots about their contribution to the act and they say that “Anna, you did so much to us, can’t we just do what you trained us all these days!”. So much reciprocation from these little ones actually overwhelms me to my heart and soul.

And a remembrance that continues to stay in my mind all the time and this happened exactly one year from today, when I was celebrating my Children’s day with a group specially challenged kids at Sadhana Institute. I rolled into tears after my most memorable day whilst being playful to the children. In this world, oh my!! that’s a wide range of people to talk about, but if you compare the people around you, who are obsessed with greed, with deeds that lead to life destructing relations, acts that ignites the negative emotions among the society and many more feelings beyond my thoughts, there exists children who are pure in thoughts, compassionate towards everyone of us and live life just like there is always a scope and a hope of a new ray that brightens a new future. Their warmth may not give them what they need but at least make them forget current sorrows.I could have written more about them but the contemplation of the emotions swirled around that day was inexpressible. It must be your experience. I did not catch a proper sleep till I do something for these kids and my vindication turns as a Silent Auction of the paintings which these children made and got them a 20,000 INR which eventually was made into a Flour maker and great peace in my mind.

All these experiences really makes me realize the luxurious life I have and my helplessness towards these young generation who can be moulded for a better purpose. It’s just that someone’s sin or their uncontrollable desire or many reasons that aren’t possible to pen down really made us see this reality. Today a friend asked me what reason I would give her to live. After this I’m sure she is going to find her answer after this. A lot of hope is still left in this world for us to live and the moment we spend our time with these children can really make a better future for at least one child. This feeling is what you would carry all your lifetime. An emotional gulp is what we require once in a while and I hope many of us do our parts to the maxim extent possible.

Not to forget, a very Happy Children’s day to all the little budding flowers in this world. May you have all the strength to lead a path that you aspire to become!

Sayonara!!

Kushal